...and the winner is....Arthur Domingos de Melo, PhD student at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE)!!
...for his entertaining, funny and original presentation on bat pollination. Arthur used various examples of the popular Netflix series (Game of Thrones, Breaking bad, Orange is the new black etc.) to draw parallels between the main topics of his research and the various themes of the Netflix series. His presentation style was clear, well structured, easy to understand and entertaining, mixing good vulgarisation tools with good humour.
Arthur was awarded a free trip to Europe where EURAXESS Brazil will organise for him to meet with the counterparts of the European research institution of his choice!
Congratulations to all finalists for their fine performances, mixing artistic elements such as theatre, singing and dancing; Offering the audience and the jury a memorable and entertaining evening in the picture perfect setting of the Italian Consulate's rooftop, under the eyes of Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf.
Many thanks to all our partners: The Italian Consulate of Rio de Janeiro for kindly and generously letting us organise the event on their beautiful rooftop and for inviting Roberto Bruno, scientific attaché of the Italian Embassy, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, the Brazilian national Council for the State Funding agencies Confap, Serrapilheira Institute, the support of Pint of Science Brazil, Dragões de Garagem and UFRJ.
More details on the EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil here. Pictures of the event: http://bit.ly/Slam2017_fotos and vídeos: http://bit.ly/FinalSlam2017